A weak cold front early today took away that splendid Sunday weather and its sunny sky and mid-60s temperature, leaving us with a gray mid-40s day, dipping into the upper 30s overnight, said Donald Jones, National Weather Service meteorologist.

Asked to explain, Jones said, "It's winter."

Average temperature for this time of year is 62 degrees for a high and 43 degrees for a low.

A bit of a warming trend could begin to work itself in by Tuesday, but clouds will remain, he said.

New Year's Eve will have a low in the low 40s and New Year's Day could warm up into the low 60s, Jones said.

Another cold front probably will flow in by Thursday, bringing with it a 30 percent chance of rain.